"We go through a great number of experiences. They are fall upon you, so you are the one who must interpret their meanings. I think that those meanings that you have created become "truths."

Even if there is one single event, there could be as many truths as the world's population. If you decide to interpret an event in a negative way, you can only find yourself caught inside an unhappy truth.

We can't liberate ourselves from pain by looking back to our distressful past, for we are the ones who are eager to hold on to that pain. It may be a good idea to open up and say "Here I am. I'm ready for anything!", as you disconnect yourself from pain."

- Nobuo Uematsu (1/6/1999)